In any case, however, until several of those hard nuts, the forts, have been cracked, a bombardment can only be partial.
There was heavy firing last night, and it increased in intensity this morning.

At about one o'clock I saw above 100 wounded being brought to the Palais de l'Industrie, and on going to Montrouge I found the church near the fortifications full of them.

The following is the official account of what has happened: Our troops in a vigorous sortie, successively occupied Chevilly and l'Hay, and advanced as far as Thiais and Choisy-le-Roi.

All these positions were solidly occupied, the latter with cannon.

After a sharp artillery and musketry engagement our troops fell back on their positions with a remarkable order and _aplomb_.